Before, During, After

 

Here is my bulletin board with several years' worth of accumulation--it seriously was two or three layers thick in some points. Anything I found interesting/cute went up there. It had reached a point, however, where I really couldn't fit anything else on without damaging the things already there.

Clean slate...

New start! This leaves LOTS of room for expansion. (And yes, that is Elizabeth Taylor on the left...so gorgeous.)

Summer Glowin'

Nice early summer late afternoon glow...
 

The View from Here

Still rainy and wet...but a nice fire cures many ills!

Signage

 I don't normally go in for fake signs--always prefer the authentic, in every way!--but this one (from World Market) was just too cute to pass up.

 It's over the bulletin board, with one authentic sign (the chef) and another not-vintage one.

And it's across the room from these, which are both the real McCoy.

P.S. I WISH there were fresh pies baked daily in my kitchen--yum!

Baby, It's Cold Outside...

 We actually had hail the other night...weird!

So this was called for! Toasty!

A lovely dark winter beer helps, too...and Santa approves!

If You Build It...

 Two...

 Three...

Four!!!!!!

We have recently completely redone our back garden with the specific intent--in addition to creating a tranquil, harmonious place--to attract birds, bees, and butterflies. The plants are all still tiny, so no butterflies or bees yet but: BIRDS! In my very own fountain. YAY! Aren't these little house finches so sweet?

A Nutty Random Heart Poem

 A fire.

 Cheese, grapes, wine, and a random heart...

The duck is keeping an eye on us.

The End.

Simple Pleasures

On a lovely sunny day, what could be better than to sit on the back step with my knitting, some tasty clementines, and my sweet dog?